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Flint, MI Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)

Significant Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Appeal window
10 days from notice
Cost recovery
Lien plus tax-roll assessment
Enforcing agency
Building and Safety Inspection Division
Unpaid-lien deadline
30 days after Assessor notice

Summary

The City of Flint condemns fire-damaged, structurally unsound or uninhabitable structures as dangerous buildings, orders owners to repair or board them, and places a lien on the property to recover the City's abatement costs.

(a) If a building or structure is found to be a dangerous building as defined in this article, the Building and Safety Inspection Division shall issue a notice that the building or structure is a dangerous building. ... (d) The cost of the boarding, making the building safe or maintaining the exterior of the building or structure or grounds adjoining the building or structure, shall be a lien against the real property and shall be reported to the City Assessor, who shall assess the cost against the property on which the building or structure is located.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2016 Code: Local legislation current through Ordinance 3821, passed 3-1-2012).

Full Breakdown

Section 24-2 defines a dangerous building as one with defects such as blocked exits, fire or storm damage, structural instability, likely collapse, or conditions unfit for human habitation. Under § 24-3, the Building and Safety Inspection Division serves notice on the registered owner, agent or lessee (or the last tax-record owner if none is registered), who has ten days to appeal to the Building Code Board of Appeals. If the City boards up, secures or repairs the structure, the cost becomes a lien against the property, reported to the City Assessor and added to the next tax roll if unpaid within 30 days, or the City may sue the owner directly for the full cost.

Violations & Fines

Unpaid abatement costs become a real-property lien added to the tax roll under § 24-3(e); the City may also sue the owner for the full cost of boarding or repair under § 24-3(f).

Frequently Asked Questions

What makes a building 'dangerous' under Flint's code?
Structural instability, fire or storm damage, blocked exits, or conditions unfit for habitation, as listed in § 24-2(a) through (h) of the Flint City Code.
Can the City of Flint put a lien on my property for a code violation?
Yes. Under § 24-3(d), the cost of boarding or repairing a dangerous building becomes a lien reported to the City Assessor and added to the tax roll if unpaid.

Sources & Official References

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